The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-04-01
WASHINGTONN NEWS.

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During The last week CO S0J standard sill
yer dollars were issued from the minis.
Proposals were opened at the Navy d.
| parthen Monday for / $40 tons of gun stee
and 300 tons of steel-armnr plates, require,
for the monitors and cruisers.
The Compuoler of the CURRENCY ha
authoriz ~ The following national banks Il
commence business: he Peoples Bank o
L ncasttr Pa, 5000 % capital: FRS
| National, of Prttt, Kans,s, $4,000: F.rst
Naliona of Grass Valley, Cal, $4,000.
The cOmml' soner of patents Mr.. Mont
| gomerr, VIII retire from Office about til,
| middle OF April ana resume the practice OF
law at Detroit Ex-representative Hall Oi
Iowa will succeed Mr., Montgomery. and viii
| assume the duties of the office about May l.
| Mr.. Hall is a native OF Ohio but has resided
In Iowa since 1889. He served several terms
In the Iowa legislature and was number Of
the last congress.
Acting Secretary Fairchild says there Is mo
law which allows the free entry Of merchan-
disc other than machinery imported from
Canada for the purpose OF being manufac
tured or repaired and then returned to
Canada, He also says that il a contrary
practice has heretofore existed at Port Huron,
Mich, 1t was illegal and improper, and the
action of the present collector in putting a
stop ehereto Is approved by the department.
Senator Cullom has said that at the next
session OF Congress he will introduce bill
similar to the Interstate commerce bill regl,.
lating the telegraph system. 1t was his in
tentlon to have presented the bill at the last
session, but he was fearful that 1t might
imperil the Interstate commerce bill. The
Senator Is not incline to the opinion that
the telegraph service should be controlled by
the government, but that the tariffs should
be regulated He believes bill looking to
this end can be passed.
Mr.. Cannon, of Davenport, Iowa. is here
as MI applicant for the Office of internal
revenue collector, vice Thompson, appointed
by this administration, but recently deceased.
Judge Hayes, the congressman elect from
the Davenport district, came on here with
him, and Is using his influence to secure
MI. Gannon's appointment Mr. Cannon
Will probably stay here until his fate is de.
cided. but Judge Hayes will be obliged to
return home in couple OF days OIL account
OF professional engagements.
The collections OF internal revenue during
the first eight months of the fiscal year end.
ing June 80, 1887 were $74, 24S, S6S, being
S9l 1907 less than the COLLECTIONS during the
period OF the last fiscal year.
There was decrease of So 135. 595 i'm tile
receipts Ut spirits; an increase of S6S9, 270 on
tobacco. an increase of 81, 81 ,T93 on ferment-
Ell liquors, an increase or S140S) on mis-
cellane0us, and decrease of SD, 794, on
penalties. The receipts for FEBRUARY, 1892
were SS0C63 less than the receipts for the
same month OF $780,
Maj. Bentpen of the 9th cavalry. who was
recently tried by court-martial ut Fort
Duchesne, Utah, for drunkenness on duty,
has been found guilty by the court and sen
tenced to be dismissed. In consideration
Of his previous good conduct and his brilliant
services in the war and in operations against
hostile Indians since the rebellion, the court
reccomend him to the mercy of
the president This recommendation is
likely to receive the favorable consideration
of the executive, and the sentence will pro-
badly be mitigated to suspension from rank
with half pay for period of six months.
1t is expected that a call for $1O,OOO,OC0
per cent bonds will be made in few days,
to mature May ]. The amount of these
bonds now subject TO call is 500 $50, $50.
There are s $50 800 OF past due 3s still
outstanding. There are also outstanding
IS, oa9 $50 in bonds Of the 147th call,
which will mature April /. The total re-
demptions under the open calls to date
amount to So, 1l190). According to present
indications the entire ! per cent. loan will
be extlnguished during the present fiscal
year, ending June so next Tie surplus, as
Stated at the treasury, is now SCI 10000
INTEREST CHECKS.
The treasury department. has issued
circular to national and state banks in regard
to Endorsement and paying Interest checks,
which provides that in all cases where
societies and lodges hold United States bonds
in the name OF trustees, proper evidence OF
their election must be ii ed In the office of
the first auditor and that the certificates of
authority for the Endorsement and collection
of interest checks must be from, all the
trustees and not from the society or lodge
The circular says that the proper indorSe-
ment of interest checks Is important and
should be known to conform to tile treasury
rules before payment
Col. Lamont in conversation Wednesday,
in regard TO the Presidents health showed
that the fears recently expressed by Dr..
Sewers are not shared by the presidents
family aud his intimate friends. The pres-
dent, Col. Lamont said. was 10 all appear
Sowers's opinion was based merely on the
assumption that the president was gaining
flesh and took no cXerc So This Is not the
case. AS q matter # fact the president
weighs less than when he first came to
Washington, and really takes as much exer.
else as most other men. The colonel added
that altogether the president Is in good con
dition, and there 10 no reason for apprehen-
sion in regard to his health.
WORK ON THE NEW CRUISERS.
Naval officers generally are much pleased
with the opinion given by the attOrney-gen-
eral that the new cruisers can be completed
with the balance of general appropriations,
PROVIDED tile estimates OF the naval advisory
board are not exceeded. 1t is believed that
tho total cost of finishing the engineering
work on the Chicago will be S46, COO less than
the estimate, and in the case of the Boston
&Athnta, Sis, 00) and SIS, goo respectively.
Boston. now at New York, will be
IN fora trial trip within few weeks.
me Chicago Is nOtso far advanced Us the
other cs1l sers, but the engines have
Dozen practically finished, and only small
amount of construction work remains to be
dOne1 She will be removed from Chester to
the New York navy yard next week.
MUST PAY DUTY ON THEIR JOSS.
The treasury department has taken adverse
action on the application of the officers of
the "Ho Wong joss house" of San Fran
cisco, n society established for alleged religi-
Gus purposes for the free entry of figure
Of dragon representing God or joss, Ho
Wong. The figure is about one hundred and
fifty feet long and is composed of paper,
silk, metal, glass, feathers. tinsel, and goats
hair. The application is based on the pro-
visions OF the law for the free entry of ''phi-
losophical and scientific apparatus. statuary,
paintings, drawings" etc, and for ''regalia,
gems, statues, and specimens of sculpture,
specially imported in good faith for the use
nf nnV sociaty inoorpnra tad mr. aoto nj ichnd